The quality or habit of being unwilling to spend money; stinginess or miserliness.
From 'closefisted' plus the suffix '-ness,' which transforms adjectives into abstract nouns describing qualities or states. This word describes the character trait itself.
The '-ness' suffix is magical for creating psychological traits—'closefistedness,' 'kindness,' 'sadness'—it's how English turns feelings and behaviors into things we can discuss and analyze!
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